Robert Craven is a mentor and consultant who has helped more than 1,000 companies. He is Visiting Professor at Toulouse Business School, an Associate Fellow at Warwick Business School and regular contributor to the Independent. The Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises at Warwick Business School, one of the world's leading teaching and research institutions in the field of business and management, has internationally acclaimed expertise in the subject of entrepreneurship, gained by working closely with start-up and growth-seeking companies, focusing on their practical needs.